南半球海域，2001-12-20 (Greenpeace)-套句航海人的專業術語，今天的海象「相當惡劣」。這表示海浪平均有2公尺高，風力達6級、風速23海浬（約每小時25英哩或40公里），即所謂的「強風」。這樣的天氣並不適合出海，或許也不適合捕鯨魚。不過，當雷達偵測到其中一艘捕鯨船正加速準備行動時，我們仍決定派出一艘船看看捕鯨船是否開始作業，並在必要時加以干擾……

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中英對照譯稿請見：http://e-info.org.tw/2002/01/0101/
gp01122003.htm

"Rather rough" is a technical seaman's term that describes today's sea conditions. It means the waves are averaging about two meters in height. The wind was at force six, also known as a "strong breeze," or 23 knots (about 25 mph, 40 kph). Not the best boating weather. Probably not great whaling weather either. None the less, when we saw on the radar that one of the catchers (whale hunting ships) had sped up and was starting to manuver , we decided to send a boat out to see if the catcher was whaling, and interfere if necessary.

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